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Are District 622's Bullying Rules Tough Enough?
Minnesota state law currently leaves anti-bullying policies up to school districts. Gov. Mark Dayton has called for a task force to suggest changes to the current anti-bullying law.
Gov. Mark Dayton issued an executive order Tuesday creating a 15-member task force that will explore whether the state should alter its laws aimed at preventing bullying in schools.
Minnesota currently has the shortest anti-bullying law in the country, Dayton said in a press conference, according to a Pioneer Press report.
Earlier this month, Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson called for the Legislature to enact an anti-bullying law similar to one in North Dakota that explicitly states specific requirements for school districts' bullying policies. Current Minnesota law only requires that school districts have an anti-bullying policy, but doesn't state what that policy should include, according to a press release from Swanson's office.
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School District 622's anti-bullying policy is attached to this article.